Blog - Trip Reports & Recent Images

Horseshoe Canyon

Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, Utah contains several collections of fascinating Barrier Canyon style pictographs. The canyon is beautiful all by itself, and the 7-mile round-trip hike is a great half-day adventure. But the one-of-a-kind pictographs really make this hike an unforgettable experience. (click images to expand) The High...

Escalante Dunes

Small dune field in the backcountry of Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, Utah.   Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, Utah Grand Staircase – Escalante...

McKinney Falls State Park

A nice afternoon at McKinney Falls State Park near Austin, TX. Previous Next (click images to expand)...

Florida Palm Coast

A long weekend visiting my good friend Dave on Florida’s Palm Coast. It was my first time to the area, and I really enjoyed exploring the towns and natural areas. In February, many seek the South for...

Chatauqua Winter

A frosty morning at Chatauqua City Park in Boulder, Colorado...

Mancos Fall

Another new location for me this year – San Juan National Forest, near Mancos. The area had a nice variety of color, great mountain vistas and healthy undergrowth. The small grove with aspens...

Unforgettable Evening

Sometimes we get lucky, and we’re present at just the right location, at the right time, with conditions and views that are unforgettable. Then we can only hope that the images we create do justice to...

Ohio Pass

Ohio and Kebler Passes near Crested Butte are popular go-to locations for Colorado Fall Colors. And even though it has become more crowded over the years, it’s still worth the trip. The area grows...

Lake City

This year’s Colorado Fall colors turned later than usual. The usual, go-to locations showed only hints of yellow at the beginning of my trip. So, my friends and I visited some areas that we’d never...

Minnesota North Shore

A visit to the Minnesota North Shore - an incredible location with fantastic hiking, forests waterfalls and lakeshore scenes...

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day, 2022! And happy 3rd anniversary to Nature First! I’m celebrating today with a grove of majestic Ponderosa Pines from the Gila Wilderness – a place very special to me...

New Mexico Badlands

It was a long and difficult winter. I experienced injury and terrible personal loss. As I recover and grieve, I look forward to Spring and time in nature to heal and restore my being. Here are a...